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Which of the protections available to criminal offenders through the bill of rights do not currently apply to states

The protections available to criminal offenders through the Bill of Rights that do not currently apply to states are known as unincorporated rights. These rights include the right to indictment by a grand jury and the right to be protected from excessive bail or fines.

Did the decision in Brown v. Board of Education involve the Equal Protection Clause

Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)

Yes. The Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court indicated that the decision could also be supported by the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause, but declined to elaborate because the Equal Protection Clause was sufficient to render segregation in the public schools unconstitutional.

What was the result of Reagan's and Bush's appointment to the supreme court

to make the supreme court more conservative

What US Supreme Court standard requires a law to be related to a legitimate government interest

Rational basis test

What is the impact of the incorporation of Bill of Rights

State governments were required to provide most Bill of Rights protections.

Substantive due process is best associated with dealing with

Substantive due process is best associated with dealing with fundamental rights

What can landmark cases produce that help courts decide how to interpret certain laws

Standards and tests for APEX

Which of these actions may be prohibited by a court despite the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press

Publishing information that may be damaging to national security

Which Bill of Rights protection has not been incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment so that it applies to the states

protection against excessive bail was the right answer to mine

Which civil liberty listed in the Fifth Amendment was at issue in Miranda v. Arizona

protection against self-incrimination

Which instance of political expression would be considered symbolic speech

A student wearing all black to call attention to a political issue. (APEX Class ;)

Which instance of political expression would be considered speech plus

a demonstrator chanting anticorporate slogans outside a company's headquarters

Which part of the Fourteenth Amendment declares that states cannot pass laws infringing on citizens' rights

the equal protection clause

Which action is a form of grassroots activism that supported or opposed same-sex marriage

court clerks refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

raising money by staging a reading of the play 8, which supports same-sex marriage.

Which statement best summarizes the evolution of the Supreme Court's interpretation of free speech during the 20th century

over time, the supreme court became less likely to allow restrictions on free speech

In Katz v. US the Supreme Court ruled that tapping a public phone without a warrant violated the

implied right to privacy. APEX

how did the supreme courts decision in shenck v. united states affect free speech

it limited it by saying that opposition to the draft was a danger to the country during wartime.

The Reconstruction Amendments were passed to

Abolish slavery and protect the rights of former slaves

Which statement represents the conclusion of psychologists who testified in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education

racial segregation affects children's self-image

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